Fence-post and wire-fastener.



E. M. BUECHELE.

FENCE POST AND WIRE FASTBNER.

APPLICATION FILED MAYG, 1911.

Patented Aug. 15, 1911.

EIE-l- 3n u'm'flo: 101506020916,

UNITE STATES ELI M. BUECHELE,

OF JUBILEE; IOWA.

WIRE-FASTENER.

FENCE-POST AND Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 15, 191* Application tiled May 6, 1911. Serial No. 625,465.

To olt whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. Fm ht. lit'rensrn.

a citizen of the United States. residing at of the post at regular inter als thereon the space hetween each pair of tongues being adapted to receive a fence wlre, and said Juhilee in the 'eounty of Blaekhawk and tongues or ears are provided with alining 5 State of To *a. have invented certain new openings 3 to receive a retaining means for and useful Improvements in Fetter-Posts the wires. As stated, the tongues 2 are and Vllt FtlSttllttS, of which the tollowl'ormed oh the post at regular intervals, as ing is a specification. reference heing had many heing provided as desired. so that to the :uxrompanying drawings. any number of wires may be passedbetween lily invention relates to new and useful the same, and in order to retain the wires improvements in metaltic t'ence posts and 1 to the post. I provide a plurality of retainmore mrticularly to means for fastening 1 ing pins or keys -t. These keys are adapted tenee wires in position tlttl'00l1tl1|4l the 1 to extend through the alining openings 3 ohject ot' the invention is to provide a post, '"o't' said tongues. one key being extended 35 of this character having a plurality 0t ears i through each pair of tongues, and the upper or tongues in vert-ieal alineinent thereott ends of said keys are hent at. right' angles, hetween which the wires are adapted to l as shown at 5. whereby the keys will he extend. f retained in position when applied, and I A further object of the invention r sides have also provided means at the opposite :2. in forming these ears or tongues hy st'rikl ends of said keys for locking the same to ing up portions of the body of the post and I the post. 'lo this extent, the lower end of providing said tongues with alining openeach key is bifurcated to form the spring ings. 1 arms 3 and 7. which arms are bulged cen- A further ohjeet ot' the invention is to 3 trally. as shown at and the ends thereof 30 2'5 provide a plurality ot retaining keys or E hroughti tightly together. and in this form, pins adapted for insertion through the pairs the keys may he readily inserted in the ot tongues to retain the wires therelwtween, 1 openings I}. the hulged portions 8 being necand a still further ohject resides in providessarily sprung through said openings and ing means at the ends of said pins for relot-king as the same is passed therethrongh. taining the same in position on the post. f The keys may thus he termed self-locking.

\Vith these and other objects in view. my 1 keys and when properly posititmed, will not invention consists in the novel 'l'eatures of t be liable to casual displacement. One of construction, eolnhination and arrangement 3' the greatest ditlieulties experienced in the of parts as will he hereinat'ter ret'erred to use ot a post ot this character heretofore, 9O 5 and more particularly pointed out in the v has heen in the use of an elongated pin or specification and claim. t rod for retaining the wires to a post so that In the accompanying drawing forming a 2 when it heroines necessary to remove the top pa rt of this application, Figure l is a de wire. all the wires must he removeth'in view tail perspeetive ot a. post constructed in ol the tart that the rod must he removed t aecordam-e with my lll\"(l]tlt)tl,.:ttltl. Fig. 2 1 through a vertical and upward movement. is a similar view of one of the retaining pins in this device. however it, will he seen that or keys. to remove any one of the wires, it; is only Tn carrying out my invention. I shall renecessary to remove one pin or key from 'l'er to the drawing'in which similar retthe pair ot tongues through which it ex- 5 erence characters designate corresponding tends. without interfering with the fastenparts throughout the several views and in ing of the other wires and the pinmay be which 1 indicates a metallic post of any de readily replaeed with no ditlioulty wl1atsired shape in cross section, I having shown soever. l\'loreover it will he seen that the in the drawing, merely for convenience, a forming of the tongues or ears on the post 50 circular post. and said post is adapted to he in the manner described, does not weaken anehored to any desired 't'o'rm ot lmse,w'herethe post. It will still further be seen that. by the same may he, posit ioned in the hy hi'turcating the ends of the pins to form ground. Extending vertically on one side spring arms, which arms are bulged cenof the post are a plurality of laterally or trally, self-locking pins or keys Wlll be 55 horizontally disposed ears, or tongues 2, formed,whereby when onee pos1t10ned,they

which are formed by striking up portions will not be casually displaced.

Although I have shown in the drawing a circular post with the tongues formed therein, it Will be readily understood that any desired form of post may be provided; such as a V or angular post and the tongues formed therein in a like manner, the same having an equal efficiency to that illustrated, without departing from the spirit of the invention. It will still further be seen that I have provided a device Which is very simple in construction, therefore inexpensive to manufacture and one which is extremely effective in operation.

What I claim is A post of the character described, comprising a body portion having a plurality of laterally extending tongues struck therefrom and disposed in vertical alinement,

said tongues being provided with alining.

being bifurcated to form spring arms and said arms being bulged cent-rally to form self-locking means, thereon.

In testimony whereof Ihereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ELI M. BUEOHELE.

Witnesses i i F. E. SHIMER, R'L. BoRDnEn. 

